Key Points
- Jury finds blogger Milagro Cooper liable on all three claims. They say her posts and deepfake clip badly hurt Megan.
- Damages total seventy five thousand dollars in cash and fines. Judge may still drop one libel count over notice rules.
- Megan tells court the hate made life feel not worth living. Verdict now sends a warning to streamers who push false claims.
Rapper Megan Thee Stallion (Megan Pete) has won her case. A Miami jury says blogger Milagro “Gramz” Cooper (Milagro Elizabeth Cooper) harmed her online. They ruled on three claims after a short civil trial.
Jurors set cash award at seventy five thousand dollars ($75,000) total. They also said Cooper counts as media under state law. The trial followed our earlier trial preview report.
Court reporter Meghann Cuniff shared the ruling live from the court. She said jurors gave mixed answers on the media form. If the judge agrees, the pure defamation count may later fall.
How Megan’s case reached this point
Megan first sued Cooper in October 2024 in Miami court. Her claim said the blogger worked with Tory Lanez and his dad. They were accused of pushing lies and a fake sex clip.
In court, Megan said the posts tried to wreck her name. She said the fake video spread hard online and drew cruel jokes. We earlier covered that harm in this deepfake video fallout story.
On the stand, Megan said the hate cut deep into her mind. She told jurors there were days she did not care about life. Her manager Travis Farris said she later entered an intense care plan.
The trial itself moved fast over two main days of proof. Jurors heard clips, court filings, and posts that framed Megan as a liar. They then took two days to weigh the facts in private.
Closing talks came last Wednesday, with both sides making clear simple pitches. Cooper’s lawyer spoke on her rough past and online style as defence. Megan’s lawyer John O’Sullivan pushed Tory Lanez’s guilt over the 2020 shot.
What the jury decided on each claim
Jurors said Cooper lied about Megan in posts and streams online. They found she pushed a deepfake sex clip that broke Florida rules. They also held her to blame for harsh mental pain.
One form asked if Cooper counts as media under state law. Jurors said yes, even though their earlier notes were not all clear. The judge may later drop the pure libel claim over notice rules.
Cuniff said the cash award was small by star trial standards. Still, it marks a clear win for Megan after years of doubt. It also warns online voices that deepfake sex clips carry real risk.
Tory Lanez was not a named party in this Florida case. He still gave proof from prison through a sworn video statement. Reports say he dodged hard questions and joked during parts of the chat.
Why this verdict matters for online talk
Megan has faced strong pushback since she first named Lanez as her shooter. Online foes called her a liar and tried to mock her body. Some stars even used her pain as fuel for their songs.
This site has tracked how that hate pushed her into long care. At trial, those hard days helped show why the posts crossed a line. Jurors heard how fake sex clips can spark real life harm.
Megan has said many online hits are paid or staged by foes. She raised that point in a live chat covered in this paid hate explainer. The new win backs that view and may slow some false talk.
Next, the judge will rule on post trial moves and legal forms. Either side can also file an appeal if they think the jury erred. For now, Megan leaves court with a clear public stamp of truth.
